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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
11
Don Schellie notes faint chances of rain, while Oshrin Hospital Rain Dancers claim credit for upcoming showers. A Santa Rita tale about a weather savvy Indian is shared as tourists learn a radio is broken. Be Kind to Your Husband Week is announced for June 19. A Tucson medical update and a lingerie department job ad close the item.
In Joliet Illinois two one and two year old sisters Linda Sue Tyner and Gloria Ann Tyner died after ingesting chocolate covered pills meant to treat high blood pressure. Their mother Mrs Dan Tyner and grandmother Mrs A W McCarthy reported finding the pills spilled from a dresser and brought the girls to St Josephs Hospital where Gloria Ann died shortly after arrival and Linda died about two hours later.
A new repository hay fever treatment allows a physician to use larger extracts in a single injection, potentially reducing annual shots. Developed by Dr Mary H Loveless of Cornell, the method shows promise with 74 percent relief in 1,777 national tests and may soon be mass produced for easier, cheaper access in Tucson. Local allergist Dr J A Sutton notes it can replace multiple shots for some patients but others may still require ongoing treatment.
Edward N. Blankenheim, a University of Arizona student and Freedom Riders participant, was arrested on a traffic warrant minutes before addressing the Tucson CORE gathering. He posted a $41 bond, was booked and later spoke at the YMCA about organizing a busload of Tucson Freedom Riders.
At a YMCA meeting the Committee for Racial Equality voted to send five local citizens on a Freedom Ride to Jackson Mississippi. The group will depart Monday for New Orleans for CORE training in non resistance tactics. Funds raised exceeded 100 dollars with a matching pledge. An open letter to Jackson officials was approved. The arrests and police harassment claims were raised by CORE members.
Hundreds of students teachers and parents toured the University of Arizona College of Education summer textbook exhibit as 23 publishers showcased both old and new styles. The event featured debates on geography teaching methods and evolving math texts amid calls for more contextual learning and “meat” in math books.
A school official extols improved math teaching emphasizing understanding over procedure and aims to build reasoning in students. He notes more emphasis on English and history texts with vocabulary, structure, and revision. Textbooks now explain democracy and communism clearly and include abundant maps and visuals.
Western states faced extreme weather with scorching heat in the far West and heavy rain in New Mexico, Texas flash floods, and drought damage. California logged seven heat deaths, with $1 million in crop losses and 200000 poultry deaths in Santa Clara County.
Honolulu UPI reports the nuclear powered USS Nautilus was refueled once after 62 499 miles afloat. A diesel powered sub would have consumed about 3 million gallons, enough to fill 300 railroad tank cars.
The Solicitors Journal advised Britons to emulate the Okinawa village of Ganka by placing divorcing couples on an offshore divorce rock. The piece claimed Ganka bans the couple to a single blanket for one night, quickly ending marital quarrels, and notes the village has no divorces in 50 years.
Leading Soviet ballet star Rudolf Noureyev caused a scene at Le Bourget airport as he demanded political asylum in France. Russian officials clashed with police. Noureyev was escorted toward Paris while Paris officials anticipated asylum status. The troupe continued to London. conflicting Soviet statements emerged about his status and return. Boureev had risen to leading dancer recently after a decade with the Leningradkirov Opera Company.
In Fort Worth Texas UPI reports Dr A V Johnson urged partial toe amputation to ease high heel discomfort. The operation removes the toenail and bone from the first joint to the tip shortening the little toe about a quarter inch. Johnson claimed the toe would not be disfigured and shoes would feel nearly as comfortable as slippers.
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